CBC reporter files complaint after man kisses her during live segment

“Honestly…I don’t think I realized in that moment just what happened.”

A CBC Vancouver reporter is calling it an uncomfortable experience. Megan Batchelor was doing a live segment for the 6 pm Friday news at Squamish Valley Music Festival, when a man suddenly came up to her and kissed her on the cheek.

He then took a selfie before he ran off.

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“I felt kind of violated. As if someone was entering my space.”

Batchelor finished the segment and the show went on. In an interview with CBC, she says she processed the situation after the live segment was done.

She’s received lots of feedback from people online.

Mixed response on social media.

To all the sad, stupid little boy trolls attacking @MegsBatchelor right now: you are disgraces. Try being better.

“It’s just not okay”

“The bottom line here is that, regardless of what your job is, if you’re serving at a coffee shop, if you’re a police officer, if you’re a teacher – and when you’re trying to do your job, and you’re just focused on doing that…and to have someone just run up and touch you or kiss you on the cheek or just do something unwelcome…it’s just not okay.”

While the man has not been identified, a report has been filed with Squamish RCMP.

In a statement, CBC spokesperson Chuck Thompson says this is yet another example of a disturbing trend, and CBC is doing everything that it can to ensure their journalists are safe when reporting from the field.

Holy over reaction. He kissed her cheek ! What’s the big deal. He didn’t grope her. Any of you remember Morgana the kissing bandit? Did any of those pro athletes call the cops? Harmless little prank. The world has become to PC. What a joke. Hey Megan, seriously let it go

Complete over reaction. This is what happens when young people grow up with helicopter parents and every little event becomes a “crisis”. The guy is a jerk, to be sure. But the reality is there are plenty of jerks out there and she needs to toughen up a little.

Takes a special breed to think it is ok to go up to a person while they are working, kiss them AND take a selfie. If that was me, the “kisser” would have a black eye from the “kissee”. WTF is wrong with people these days?

Speaking for us old fossils (or some of them) – in ‘my day’ the offended woman would have made a comment along the lines of – do that again buster and you’ll be taking your ‘manhood’ home in a brown paper bag.
If the clown got aggressive at that point – one of the ‘real men’ in the crowd would have stepped in to defuse or otherwise straighten out the problem.
In today’s PC climate (brought on by a Progressive, panty-waist fostered mindset) you go running to your mommy/daddy big state rep to cry about how badly you were offended. After all, the cops have nothing better to do than to waste resources running down an idiot that got out of hand for a few seconds.
But from CBC – this is no big surprise. One reason CBC is not high on my list of stations to watch or listen to.

Media, get over yourselves. This was not right, but wow, big news story????? Maybe spend more time and energy on how the Children and Families Ministry allows children to be molested and other SERIOUS things that are happening.

I can’t believe the comments on here that this reporter has no right to be offended. “Put your big girl panties on”, “lighten up”, “complete over reaction”. Since when do your feelings of the situation trump her’s? The claim that it wouldn’t bother you is irrelevant. Give your head a shake, morons!

I wish a good looking girl would just run up and kiss me on street!! God knows I wouldn’t be reporting it. What a non story by someone who’s making a huge deal outta ZERO. Too much PC is ruining this country. Can’t even say Merry Christmas anymore or I may offend someone

Ok don, keep giving in to society and all the PC bull crap. It was a harmless prank. Kiss on the cheek , no groping no curse words hurled at her. He made an innocent mistake and apologized. Put it to bed. It’s done. Stop the insanity DON